TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20427, 23 December 1931, Page 9

TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS

TIMAIiU. building statistics. Thf extent to which the building irtie in Timaru has suffered through the during this year is Tcflectjn the statistics. A comparative "table ?h<".v> that up to the end of November this year the aggregate value ef buildings for which permits were is«iei was £30.513 9s, compared with £j£5,612 ].*»s for the twelve months last tcW. The figures for this month are so tmall that they will wako little dif- j ference in the totals. i Tbe result has been to throw many 1 ttbonrf s and tradesmen usually en- i gtged in this line and allied occupations on to the unemployment market, jtad even some of the smaller master* feail'lerg have been obliged to accept nork as ordinary journeymen. The busiest months this year. according to the statistics, were February, Jane, July, and September, but in no I month luring the past twelve months j luu the value of buildings reached the j dimensions of thoso in corresponding jiriods of last year. The figures for this year and those ef last year are as follows, December igures, which arc exceptionally small, aot yet having been completed:—

Air-Mail. r ' Tie Christmas Eve air-mail aeroplane to Invcreargill is expected to arrive in ' Timaru about mid-day and will land i. M Waehdvke. The aeroplane will pick * up specially addressed mails here for f Oamxiru. Dunedin, and Invercargill, and * With packet will bear the imprint, "Christmas Air Mail, December 24tli, * 1931, by Air from Timaru." In the past few days good business has been dose locally in air-mail stamps. Transport of Sheep. - 1 . Replying to a communication from , r the South Canterbury Farmers' Union requesting free transport for sheep sent to Southland for grazing, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. D. Jones) reft piled that Inspector Scott, of the De- | partment of Agriculture, was visiting the district and as soon as he had the t nceecsary information the requests would be granted. On Monday, in com- , pany with the secretary of the South J jS Canterbury Farmers' Union (Mr A. fhoreaa) and Mr T. R. Mackay, Inspec- j tor Scott visited the Pleasant Point district, and requests were received for transport and grazing 0f'300,0 sheep. South Canterbury farmers' aire disfl; ptomi »t the faer Jamba have''been transported to" the "V -forth Canterbury works instead of be- ,! iug killed in the local works. It is hold ft that the farmers should not be asked, I of the low prices ruling, to pay isport. It is further stated that oaru Harbour Boards is losing , as the carcases are being oxfrom Lyttelton. The local B are also losers, as the wages a very considerable item. It is at owing to the depletion of >y this export to North Cant'erae local works will not require till March. Bequest to Church. • the will of Mr George Frederir, jwho died at Winchester on 15th, 1931, the Public Trustee nted executor and trustee. The ivides for a charitable bequest ) to the Anglican Church, WinPost Office Busy. .'imaru Post Office staff . is now ig under high pressure. The of mail being handled shows nation compared with previous letters and packages being of olurne. Notwithstanding the » amount of additional labour I in handling with despatch the josted in Timaru, the staff, as in i years, is showing itself well o£ handling the situation. Railway Traffic. , mas holiday traffic on the rj.ilmmenced in earnest yesterday, e north and south-bound ex : through Timaru carrying excepbeavy complements of passenhe through express irom Christconsisted of 17 carriages atto two engines, and it had 564 its aboard. The south train from consisted of 11 carriages, which >ll crowded. ORARI. interest was displayed in the for the tennis championships hrari School which were played day afternoon. The weather the best, and one or two of ics provided the spectators with play. In the girls' champione linal was played of£. between n Truraper und Sylvia Austin, mer winning by six games to The winner showed a knowledge trokes, having a very free.ana ide, being also quite at hoj £ r backhand strokes, while rough not so free in st^ ac l a good command of court t In the boys' championship, Aker won the final against Hawkins. In this game, the played very fair tennis, his balls out of reach of ni» opponent. The cham^onship the winners to hold tho Memorial Cups, . b ® lo " f g '"| ei ve lehool for a period of twei *, and carries with themi one ® fao 'ears' free membership ennis Club. -

GERALDINE. The annual meeting of the Geraldine Downs-Kaukapuka Water Supply Committee was held in Mr J. Kennedy's rooms on Monday evening, Mr Kennedy occupying the chair. Present; — -Messrs ii. Hill, E. Twigg, li. (Scott, and J. Kelliher, Apologies were received from AJessrs G. K, Hammond and T. Robinson. In the course of his report, the chairman stated, that although the season had been dry, the supply of water had been well maintained. Work had had to be undertaken at the headworks. as the W aihi river had receded from the intake, but since the work had been completed there had been a full head of water running. During the dry weather a serious wastage of water took place in Raukapuka, causing a shortage on the Downs, and depriving farmers of water for their stock The Geraldine Borough Council had had a prohibitory notice inserted in the newspapers which had a good effect, and no complaints had since been received. The financial position was as follows : —lteceipts, increased rate levied, £826 6s 3d ; payments, labour, £ll Is lOd; interest and sinking fund, £74 i) 2s 9d ; share office expenses, £25 ; credit balance, £4l Is 8d; total, £826 6s 3d. There was a debit balance of £513 3s 3d at M*rch 31st, 1930, which had now been reduced to £472 Is 7d, when the credit balance for the year had been deducted. Tn moving the adoption of the chairman's report. Mr E. Twigg remarked that the committee should be pleased with the working of the scheme. Everything was satisfactory, and since the slight rise in the viator rate they would earn sufficient to work out the debit balance in time. Mr H. Hill seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. On the motion of Messrs E. Twie;g and P. Scott, the following committee was elected for the ensuing vear: Messrs H. Hill. J. Kelliher, J. Kennedy. T. Robinson, and G. R. Hammond. On the motion of Messrs Hill and Kelliher, Mr Kennedy was elected chairman for a further year. 1 The Ranger (Mr \V._ T. Turner} submitted a report, showing that 20 persons, whose properties were connected with the bad tans and troughs in an unsatisfactory condition. The committee de'ided to ask the Council to request these ratepayers to put their connexions in order. ST. ANDREWS. The'St. Andrew's Hall was packed on Thursday night, when the pupils of the school presented their annual concert to a most appreciative audience. The accompaniments were played by Miss 0. Hay, and the music for the dance which followed was supplied by Mrs "Wimsett (piano), Mr H. Dellow (cornet), and Mr J. Turpie (violin). Mr H. Edwards acted as M.C.

1930. 193 1. £ R. .1. £ s. fl. Jan. C.or,i 10 0 MSI 0 0 *>b. 13.240 10 0 5,5 88 3 0 Mar. .. *>.2o8 0 0 1.272 0 0 April t5,765 5 0 ' 243 0 0 Jlav 20,0$ 1 0 0 1,772 10 0 June 7,027 10 0 (5,054 0 0 July 0.490 10 0 7,192 IS 0 Aog. •• 1.200 0 0 2 225 0 0 Sept. 10.061 10 0 5,333 0 0 ijJhOet 4,964 10 0 3.349 IS 0 Xor. .. 13,35") 0 0 1,132 0 0 Pee. .. 24,508 10 0 ,1" Totals 125,612 15 0 36,543 9 0